Abstract

The combination of oncolytic adenoviruses and specific chemotherapy agents is fast emerging as a novel therapeutic approach for resistan the patocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. A detailed analysis of the network between adenovirus and chemotherapeutic agents can help design an effective strategy to combat HCC. We sought to investigate whether a combined treatment of ZD55-TRAIL and quercetin can have an enhanced cell-killing effect on HCC cells. In-vitro experiments showed that quercetin can enhance ZD55-TRAIL mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis in HCC cells. In addition, we showed that quercetin reduced ZD55-TRAIL mediated NF-κB activation and down-regulated its downstream targets, which in turn promoted the pro-apoptotic action of ZD55-TRAIL. Furthermore, in-vivo experiments in mice injected with HuH-7 cells resulted in significantly greater reduction in tumour growth and volume following combined ZD55-TRAIL and quercetin treatment. In conclusion, we demonstrated that quercetin could sensitize human HCC cells to apoptosis via ZD55-TRAIL in-vitro and in-vivo and presented ZD55-TRAIL and quercetin combination as a suitable anti-HCC therapy.

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Title
Synergistic Anti-tumour Effects of Quercetin and Oncolytic Adenovirus expressing TRAIL in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author
Zou, Hai 1 ; Yong-fa Zheng 2 ; Ge, Wei 2 ; Shi-bing, Wang 1 ; Xiao-zhou, Mou 1 

 Clinical Research Institute, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Therapy of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China; People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China 
 Department of Oncology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China 
Pages
1-8
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Feb 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1993380647
Copyright
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